I lt3 ' , I Vs. I I PROVINCIAL I psoviscul Lxsawt. lid UWROWS Apul I'. I3 urd Time !i, S:.vi NV& Doily I ! , 18 1 feet IB 5 feet 8 7 feet 4 9 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLII, No. U PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1953 PRICE FIVE CENTS I I'iU:! I Phone 81 X J Wes'S Css6 PsipeEr Ciiipnoii LQ) .i - i s ' i, Plains fate llil JED MSDIil E. . Powell vwi ii Seeks Forest Licence t Reds Offer To Send 600 POWs UN Considers Figure Small VAicuuvr.K. Application to the U.U. government for a forest management licence in the Kitimat area has been made by a big west coast newsprint producer with plans for a pulp mill at the Aluminum Co. of Canada's smelter site. Sap-Running Time The annual report released ' Train Crash IH(, (i si'ot'TS BOKI'll IN MI'I.K TKt:KS to gitthcr the wwt (tip In the Quccnubury i.,4r K.''.:i iii i.on, NB . m the montli-!or.? maple Sanson gets under way Suuannen s.j ii 'i 'iielit i a ru.nh agaltttt time to colli rt, the nap and boil it In evaporators (or trans-p t- .'"P u"d sl,Kar Ii y"r New Biuitkw-irk produced 10.000 galtotw of syrup and s,U! to ( nuiple sugar, rrpresPiiUng a gross value of nearly y,5 000 to farmers. The .m total a $ta3.0U0 By 1 Ik Canadian Frt.j . MUNSAN. The Com-muni.st.s Kaid today they are ready to send home today by the Powell River Co. Ltd. says that it has continued Investigation in conjunction with Alcan with respect to a forest industry "which we hope may be established at Kitimat. "Preliminary reports indicate that a newsprint and pulp mill at Kitimat is a practical proposition." The report added that before any final conclusion could be reached It would be necessary to carry out a thorough survey )liccman Fells Bank Bandit 600 disabled irihoners-of war a figure that in-eludes only 150 Americans and other United V a 1 a i Steps After $6,000 Robbery Reported Near London LONDON (CP) Police say three trains collided on a London subway line tonight and heavy casualties are feared. Eight fire engines and eight ambulances sped to the scene. The collision took place near a tunnel- The accident oecored near Stratford on the Central Line which takes eommunters from the heart of London to densely populated residential areas of Eastern London. canons soldiers. OH' ') A bandit more Utan V,.im '. y.,( R'-.luren were5 The wounded man wa idenU-j. !. -. the tn-et was fied by police a Pair irk Bell. . j)(.iMi,;in ji bullet . 26. of Vancouver. .!.; ; t tin d'xtiway of He tuts been charged with rob-i if! it. t robbed of bery w tlh violence. An aecom- pllre, who e name was not rc-' veuied. is expected to be charged ! later. j One of the iKilieemen called to the scene by a doctor's rceeptmn- lt. Mrs R. A. Wlnterbottom. j wounded the bandit hi the thlKh ' at the door of the suburban Ren- The rhief allied negotiator. Rear Admiral John Daniel. toW the Communists their figure was "Incredibly small," and at,ked "that you have the be fig of timber available and further studies of economic factors. "Under the circumstances, it may take a year or even longer W HILE CANADA still hasn't got hockey and basketball out of iU system, warm southern spring suns have got American baseball off to a flying start. League play starts next Monday. However, It won't be king before "Play Bali!" will ring out across this country's baseball diamonds. Rupert's baseball league begins play In May. before all the information necessary to make the decision can ures revised." i I7fl r ,, I 1 1 - 4t I mm URGES CITIZENS be assembled," said the report. Powell River told its shareholders that its net earnings in 10 USE VOTING SYSTEM Tenor to Make Canadian Debut at IGoncert Here 1952 were $7,942,393 or $1 98 a i share, compared with $9,680,479, lor S2.30 a share in 1951. , :r -I have no reason U believe at Bank of Canada. j,hr pr(,(,nt Umt. thal th(iy Ihilf an hour later the mis-J not acllni? in good faith." peeled accomplice was arrested' The UN Conunand offered to without gunfire, in an automo-! r-urn 5.800 Kick and wounded bile, police said, the bandit ap- j Communists 5.100 North Ko-parently planned to use us a j Koreans and 700 Chinese, getaway car. I This is seven per cent of 83.- Be!l is reported In "sati.sfac-1 (HH) pro-CommuniRt prisoners "HIS i l'n iiucr W. A. C, Iteliliett has a'-Wised ail iv,:.,i..im n u.e the preferential systrm of Voting to ! "" . and r.ot to "plump"' for Just tne candidate. : ' : hurt a prMjn' first choice, whew he gives his tr u, wiT.e o(hr candidate ami his third vote to !), ptMim-r r.ald I The decline in profits was i i due chiefly to the lower value t if the U.S. dollar in terms of Vhe Canadian dollar. Increased A short, dark-haired, broad-' shouldered man stepped lithely off the gangplank of the Prince tiry " cimdiUon in hoxpitui. The i and four per crnt ot all prison-su ieeU'd ncccinplke was taken erx held by the allies production costs, and higher in-1 come tax rate, said the report. . George at 10:20 a.m. today and w cny jail l iw ,ninmunusi iiRure oi oou .!. wiln a big smile he was IS live 1ST cent Of 12.IXK) U) IJj n...,,, The ! Miol rtr:) tuuK t'-ie, Raymond Manton and that he ' fiehl out of the bLiitfit ds firefli'"" u" Korean prisoners esvZof Capable of Living 1 1 was prepared to sing tonight at the last Alaska Music Trail concert here this season. The 33-year-old tenor then introduced his partner, Donald ,by fon.st.ible Larry Whorl. hoiu,r ltr 'hcy l,uld' . . Mi.d: "1 had a gun against him.1 ,l1ho 'lr1 ""'lu0' d,S" land he had a gun Kin.a me. I i"r,d "ooth nego- '.shot first" jtiations which Tuesday resulted ether so Cruise Called Off 'rs III KKict-int'llb ill yii iiiliiij wj Uie texchanue disabled prisonjrs-of- ; From her office across 'street. Mrs. Wlnterbottom said ','tl was the name old story which is enacted so m,ny time In nn undertaking such as . she could fcce girl rmployees with . North Korean MaJ.-Oen. Lee K ?-- s ven yun ' ' l;i' v. ('iiiit'duin ' ,r"'i F:i":nnd on 'ir!'i itu.x- in a 72-ti i.jic r.il!cd off the ttneir arms uprai.tcu ana a1 ours , Teachers Insurances Rate Hiked VANCOUVER V British Columbia teachers will pay higher medical insurance rates plus coinsurance. The medical services association of the B.Or Teachers'. Federation decided Monday this was needed to avert serious financial difficulties for the scheme. The association agreed on a sti anyc man walking In and from the vault, making what appeared to lie threatening gestures Am. -- I-iite last year the Memory , i tearh'd Ulhratlar, nlalined Si liure of the r 'I,, r.' ,!i the Jumplnp-off point for a Klin telephoned the Miliee BYRON JOHNSON, former premier of British Columtuartoday tendered his resignation as tran-AUantte rroums on th-i Jones, also 33 and short, but blond and thin. Mr. Jones plays the piano. He has been together with Mr. Manton for two and a half years. Both Manton and Jones act, talk and conduct themselves like "regulars" they dress brightly but not flashily, have recent haircuts and speak a good American-English, spiced with wit and humor. C ANADIAN' DEBIT While Mr. Manton made his musical debut In San Francisco two years ago. he makes his Canadian debut here tonight. This is the first time either lubc-Klrrtlini! expedition. In- PLOT FAILS ttcad. the crew turned her bow j In another Incident al a bank 'nto the Mediterranean, linger- at Port Moody, a plot to kidnap .provincial ieaderjo the Liberal Sang Cho told Daniel: "We have offered the figures of sick and injured prisoncrs-of-war only liter we have checked the matter in detail. Accordingly, I can-r.ot find any reason whv the figures are incredibly small." Daniel told reporters the fig-ure Is "controversial." "It dcends on what category you put them In," he said. "In other words, how sick te a man?" KN sources said possible reasons for the relatively few prisoners the Ri ds will return ln- party convention in Vancouver. It was accepted. He made a plea for unity, and told the convention: "If we leave this ' 'Ii' rood ,iiip ' i' quits jift'-r '' t';nio on the !!. nor shipwreck ' ! i hive ien Tin- riMnii) Bukv Kirby. 23-r,ir 'in rve-of-'''' ''''.ivk.i Jnur-lii'ii'i On- tiavi'k vl long at such points as Algiers, ('apil. Naplei ind Koine, ind finally readied Mont" RAYMOND MANTON i 10 annual deductible clause as a such well- it convention united, we will cal background for lllnlU Ul OWiJllie J form the next government " claims. Increased rates are a (bank numacer Bob Wood, his 1 w Ifc and three children failed this morning Four masked men attempted to break into Wood's home at 5 a.m. but the noise of a ladder i scraping at a Ix-rirtmm window ; awakened the manager's 11-year-old son. Denny. Wood is manager of the Royal I Bank of Canada branch at Port of the two have performed or elude: Red may claim some of I visited in .Canada. the allied troops they hold have reduction in Interim increases introduced in January. Schoolmaster T. W. Woodward was awarded the G. A. Ferguson Memorial Award, the highest award given by the B.C. Teachers' Federation' to one of their members. v. I """'t ' w- it and '';ii.i')le of hun-!;" lie wrote "Hut nut cipahle of liv- m liiimniiv In the "I a 72-foot yacht. embraced Communism and decline repatriation. known motion pictures as the recently played "My Cousin Rachel." What will Mr. Manton sing? "I hope to please the audience from Bach to Lehar and Victor Herbert." he says. "And I intend to tell a few stories, also." Mr. Manton was just a little worried about encores. "I have been told that the audience here doesn't press for tncores . . ." When the singer was assured this was mistaken Information. Mr. Manton has come a long way In the field of music since his debut. Today he is a celebrated radio, television and concert artist much sought-after. One of the international radio programs popular here dur Announcement of the award to the head of the Vancouver Model Police Kill 21 Mau Mail FEATHER- Carlo Besides Kirov, the crew ron-isteil of 30-vi ar -old Cameron Rmigvte and his wife. M.irlunn: Dim HiuwinIi. 20 and Kddle Ilnifhr... 1'2. ail of Ottawa: ;!-vear-uld Kelly lirownwin of Kl-dir;i(in, Out.. i'IkI Ralph Men-hef.lck, 28. of Hnm'jle. I'ntland. It was decided at Monte Carlo to sell or charter the Memory, which had taken them throuuh at leant two severe Mediterranean torms Klrby's la.st slirv of the trip praised Mrs. Rougvte. "We will miss Marlann's cooking and will always rcmcmlier her rnunige at sen," he wrote. "It always aina.ed us the way she would cook a big breakfast In that heaving galley, having to go on deck for fresh air frequently to keep from being sick, serving a meal and then being unable to eat anything herself." School was made at the federa ing the fall and winter months tlon's 34th annual convention feiasl Moody. j Police said the men. knowing i the bank vault wax regulated by : a time clock, apparently intended j to kidnap the Wood family and hold them captive until Wood i could open the vault, j Denny called his father who I opened the window and saw four imen attempting to raise a lad-! dcr. j "What do you think you are I doing down there," Wood shout here. AVM. Campbell, Five Others Hurt in Crash ZWEIBRUECKEN, Garmany S3 Air Vice-Marshal Hugh M Campbell and five other RCAI officers were injured Tuesda; when an RCAF plane crashet near here on an emergency landing attempt. The pilot was seriously Injured His name was withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. Campbell Is air officer commanding RCAF No. 1 air division, Paris. Others are his chief of staff, Ah' Commodore K L. B. Hudson: Group Capt. R.M.Cox: Wing Cmdr. R. A. Ashman, and Fit. Lt. W. Unruh. Margaret Jean Sherry won the K'Hion. Mostly nd Thursday, Lit- Charlasworth Memorial Scholar- "nip' tuture. Wind ship of $100 for outeUndlng work. to adhere to a pre-set program which will star Mr. Manton is the Standard Hour, a National Broadcasting Company network feature. , He Is also scheduled to perform at the Hollywood Festival In May under direction of Franz Waxmann. well-known Warner Bros, musical director who arranged and directed the musi- l"wn northern because of his nightly schedule " "'""' mills, otherwise niuir oeiiuoi, luvciutiic. on this tour, encores gave mm Two teachers shared the Chris Terrorists NAIROBI. Kenya O Security forces killed 21 Mau Mau terrorists in clashes Tuesday. The dead Include six of a band of 100 who attacked a mission bent on executing Roman Catholic priest Rev. P. J. McGill. Warned by friendly Klkuyu tribesmen. Father McGill made ed. The men fled, escaping In the opportunity to get away from the program and sing ii in'tl hiuh Tlnir- "r' Haidy. 30 and 50; "'U Prince Rupert. 35 tie scholarship given annually to a teacher for leave of absence - ,- it - . ' ... t ... two cars. what the particular audience for further study in education wanted to hear. They are Margaret Crute, North While critics have rated Mr. Vancouver High, and Barbara Manton's voice as high opera calibre, he prefers to sing con MucFarlane, Renfrew school. No Paving Planned Here Each received $200. cert music. an eight-mile trip through Mau Mau territory to a police post. A patrol was sent out. Intercepted the raiders, and killed six of And I do television and ra dio work because it pays off. Tonight's concert at the Civic them Centre gets under way at 8:30. The rest of the terrorists were Vishinsky Seeks Accord On Disarmament UNITED NATIONS Russia's Andrei Vishinsky today-urged the western countries to "meet the 8ovlet Union half way, just as Uie Soviet Union is endeavoring to meet them halfway" In an effort to reach agreement on the disarmament question. (See earlier story, page 3.) killed by three separate military patrols. -'w?,l! 'Mi'i!"'iipi,illi'l.i W,'.! HlMaraBf, I! r , ; i : ' ' V J: ?;w 3jT ,v , v. The last contingent of troops flown to Kenya from Britain, meanwhile arrived at Nairobi to day, bringing the total to 1,500 PC Leader Nominated In Oak Bay In eight days. Hammerskjold In a brief speech to the United Nations General Assembly, he claimed that "in an effort to reach agreement, the Soviet Single Word to Decide Fate Of Mans Income Tax Appeal VANCOUVER O A single word will decide whether John Madnnes of Vancouver will have to pay tax on Income from ' $65,700 made by his wife in a "killing" in stocks. The appeal of Mr. Machines from an income tax appeal board's ruling now is before Mr. Justice J. T. Thorson In exchequer court. Mr. Madnnes made gifts of stocks and bonds to his wife beginning In 1939 valued at $9,000. In March, 1947, Mrs. Madnnes bought 900 shares of stock, and six months later sold the $10 shares for $73.12 each. The court dispute hinged on a sub-section of the War Income Tax Act which says that a husband must pay income tax on Income derived from property transferred to his wife. Mr. Justice Thorson will base his decision on the Interpretation of the word "derive." .. "The word causes me some concern," he said in court here. ' "I am not going to try to dispose of the case before I leave Vancouver. The point is a narrow one " He will deliver judgment In Ottawa. On Highway ! There will be nn pavement laid on Highway 18 this year west of Smithcrs, according to the latest instructions received here by the provincial Public Works office. The 26-mlle hard-surfacing Job. outlined In the $1,000,000 work project for Highway 18 tills year by Public Works Minister Oug-lardl. Includes stretches between Smithers and Telkwa and In the Vanrierhoof vicinity. "Thrre has been no work on the highway In the Prince Rupert area outlined to us fof this year." said Bill Meighen, Public Works engineer here. The most recent .highway work in this vicinity was the removal of several sharp curves Just east of Galloway Rapids bridge, completed last fall at an approximate 'cost, of $250,000. delegation deems It possible not to press for adoption of its own resolution." The draft which the assembly's political committee defeat ed, called for Immediate prohibi t Gets UN Post UNITED NATIONS, N Y. W The UN General Assembly Tuesday elected Swedish diplomat Dag Hammerskjold as secretary-general of the United Nations. The vote was 57 to 1 with one abstention. Guatemala was absent. Argentina cast the lone negative vote, and Nationalist China abstained because Sweden has recognized Communist China VICTORIA i Progressive Conservative leader Deane Fin-layson Tuesday was nominated to contest Oak Bay riding hi the June 9 provincial election. He outlined Progressive Conservative proposals for financing education costs and proposed that 80 per cent of operation costs be borne by the provincial government and the rest by cities and municipalities. "On construction costs the split would be 50-50," he said. lion of the atomic bomb and a one-third across the board arms ', on Rarrison duty In Oermany who take 1:11,1,1. German and behave themselves have no cut by all big powers. m.ikir.u back .,'i.i.iuu i nuiui. . ii,nl, i u:iui,n It Is the first time a Soviet lyin-IC Vlinil "" llthnrll. Bdr. Colin Nclthorpe of Oranby, ,v,ra say, spokesman has discussed disarmament without coupling It with a violent, attack on U S Hh a che,,rfui Utile German girl from the orphan-"w OenriHnv